# 1 - Howling In the Summer
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**[00:02] [SONG] On-screen**
Monthly Baseball Kingdom
**[00:05] R1**
Mine-san!
**[00:08] R1**
Mine-san,
**[00:09] R1**
I need your article on the district
tournament by the end of this week.
**[00:13] R2**
I know!
**[00:14] R2**
I assume you've already
finished your article?
**[00:18] R1**
Of course I have—
**[00:19] R1**
Oh, no! Where did I save it?
**[00:23] R2**
*Just like last year,*
**[00:26] R2**
* Inashiro won the West Tokyo*
* Tournament this year,*
**[00:29] R2**
* but there were many*
* interesting games to watch.*
**[00:33] R2**
* Like the game between Yakushi,*
* a dark horse that took out Ichidai Third,*
**[00:37] R2**
* and Seido, the winner*
* of the tournament six years ago.*
**[00:42] R2**
*What decided that game was...*
***SIGN*** Howling In the Summer
**[02:19] R2**
*Furuya-kun and
Todoroki-kun faced off.*
**[02:21] R2**
*Furuya-kun and
Todoroki-kun faced off.*
**[02:29] (Flashback) Um**
Play ball!
**[02:55] (Flashback) Ra**
The ball just went "graaah."
**[02:57] (Flashback) Ra**
It was so much more awesome
than I imagined!
**[03:02] Mi**
*Another high fastball here.*
**[03:04] Mi**
*Let's push him away by force.*
**[03:16] (Flashback) C1**
Straight to the right-center fence!
**[03:19] YC**
*We're going after...*
**[03:21] YC**
*...the pitcher's best pitch.*
**[03:36] YC**
* His fastball slows down*
* when he throws from the stretch.*
**[03:40] YC**
* Our top batters won't have*
* trouble hitting those pitches.*
**[03:45] YC**
*That's why I put Raichi to the front.*
**[03:51] (Flashback) Mi**
Stop getting mad over every hit, man.
**[03:54] (Flashback) Mi**
You've got reliable teammates behind you.
**[04:07] (Flashback) Mi**
Furuya!
**[04:09] Fu**
*I have to catch.*
**[04:15] (Flashback) Ka**
Nice cover, Furuya!
**[04:18] (Flashback) Mi**
You reacted before I said it.
**[04:22] (Flashback) Mi**
You're starting to get better.
**[04:26] (Flashback) Ch**
You can only get experience
from playing real games.
**[04:30] (Flashback) Ch**
Being the starting pitcher
for four games early in his first year
**[04:33] (Flashback) Ch**
will be a big investment.
**[04:37] (Flashback) YC**
Man, they're owning us.
**[04:41] YC**
*Looks like I'll have to break his heart.*
**[04:46] YC**
*When Raichi's second at-bat comes around.*
**[04:52] (Flashback) C1**
They're switching him out now?
**[04:54] (Flashback) C2**
He was just getting started.
**[04:59] YC**
*Hey...*
**[05:00] YC**
*It's only the second cycle.*
**[05:02] YC**
* You're playing aggressively,*
* aren't you?*
**[05:05] YC**
* You're not gonna give our*
* batters room to work with?*
**[05:12] Mi**
*This is the pitcher relay for victory.*
**[05:16] (Flashback) Mi**
I hope you're ready.
**[05:25] R2**
* Then Sawamura-kun*
* went up to the mound.*
**[05:30] (Flashback) Mi**
Now, it's your turn.
**[05:34] (Flashback) Mi**
All right. Let's go.
**[05:37] (Flashback) YC**
The Akikawa batters
**[05:39] (Flashback) YC**
were completely beaten by his pitch.
**[05:44] (Flashback) YC**
I assume it's a very tricky ball movement.
**[05:50] Sa**
*A moving fastball.*
**[05:53] YC**
* Is it wild enough*
* to be a good weapon?*
**[05:57] YC**
*Or is it hardly useful at all?*
**[06:01] YC**
*Go check it out, Raichi.*
**[06:07] Ra**
*I wanted to hit that fastball again,*
**[06:10] Ra**
*but ever since I saw their video,*
**[06:12] Ra**
*I've wanted to hit his pitch, too.*
**[06:16] Ra**
* I can hit multiple kinds*
* of pitches in one game.*
**[06:22] Ra**
*This team is a lot of fun!*
**[06:26] Ka**
*I'm not letting Tanba throw tomorrow.*
**[06:29] Ka**
* Keep that in mind and*
* carry out your duties tomorrow.*
**[06:34] Mi**
*Remember what the coach said.*
**[06:36] Mi**
*Our pitcher relay is to win.*
**[06:38] Mi**
* Just think about connecting*
* to the next pitcher today.*
**[06:47] (Flashback) YC**
We're not gonna let them have their way.
**[06:51] (Flashback) YC**
Boys, if you want to hit a moving fastball,
**[06:53] (Flashback) YC**
you've gotta wait till
the last second to swing.
**[06:56] Mi**
*One ball, two strikes.*
**[07:01] Mi**
*Let's go!*
**[07:03] Mi**
*The pitch you're most confident with!*
**[07:08] Mi**
*A fastball to the inside!*
**[07:12] Ra**
*Crap. This pitch.*
**[07:13] Ra**
*I'm gonna lose.*
**[07:18] (Flashback) Sa**
Got it! Got it!
**[07:22] (Flashback) Sa**
I got it!
**[07:29] (Flashback) Ha**
Nice play!
**[07:29] Mi**
*Baiting with the moving pitch,*
**[07:31] (Flashback) Ka**
Nice, Sawamura!
**[07:31] Mi**
*then finishing him off with a four-seam.*
**[07:33] Mi**
* His fastball's slowly*
* becoming a powerful weapon.*
**[07:39] (Flashback) R1**
Their pitcher relay
worked magnificently.
**[07:43] (Flashback) R1**
Seido has the upper hand now.
**[07:48] Sa**
*Not bad, pitcher.*
**[07:52] YC**
*We're four runs down.*
**[07:54] YC**
*It's a little early, but we have no choice.*
**[07:58] (Flashback) An**
Yakushi High School has announced
a change in players.
**[08:02] (Flashback) An**
Replacing Mino-kun as pitcher is Sanada-kun.
**[08:09] (Flashback) An**
Pitcher, Sanada-kun.
**[08:13] YC**
*Don't let them get ahead any further, Sanada!*
**[08:19] R2**
*At the bottom of the third*
**[08:21] R2**
*with a runner on first,*
**[08:23] R2**
* Sanada-kun took the mound*
* to reverse the tides.*
**[08:27] (Flashback) Sa**
That guy's... the ace!
**[08:33] Mi**
*He probably plans to get strikes on the inside,*
**[08:34] Mi**
*then finish me off on the outside,*
**[08:40] Mi**
*but I won't let you have your way.*
**[08:45] Mi**
*Perfect timing!*
**[08:53] (Flashback) Y1**
First!
**[08:56] (Flashback) Y2**
Yes, a double play!
**[08:58] (Flashback) Y3**
Nice pitch, Sanada!
**[09:01] (Flashback) Sa**
A cutter?
**[09:04] (Flashback) Sa**
What's that, Chris-senpai?
**[09:08] (Flashback) Ch**
It's a type of moving fastball.
**[09:10] (Flashback) Sa**
Moving...
**[09:13] (Flashback) Ku**
That's awesome.
**[09:14] (Flashback) Ku**
So he's the upgraded
version of Sawamura.
***SIGN*** Yakushi Seido
**[09:19] R2**
*But even then, Sawamura-kun...*
**[09:26] Sa**
* I've been entrusted*
* to pitch two more innings.*
**[09:30] Sa**
*I'll shut them down and connect*
**[09:33] Sa**
*to Kawakami-senpai!*
**[09:38] (Flashback) Sa**
Shortstop!
**[09:40] (Flashback) Sa**
Yes!
**[09:43] (Flashback) Ma**
Don't get too cocky, Sawamura!
**[09:46] (Flashback) Ka**
Your luck's not gonna last!
**[09:48] Re**
*By getting them out rhythmically,*
**[09:50] Re**
*he's able to play comfortably.*
**[09:53] Re**
*He's grown so much.*
**[10:00] Mi**
*That's a great bunt.*
**[10:03] (Flashback) Mi**
First!
**[10:07] (Flashback) Y1**
Nice bunt, Ota!
**[10:08] (Flashback) Y2**
Nice bunt!
**[10:09] (Flashback) Y2**
A runner on second now!
**[10:11] (Flashback) C1**
That's the first time
I've seen Yakushi bunt.
**[10:14] (Flashback) C1**
Must mean they're serious
about scoring this inning.
**[10:16] (Flashback) C2**
Not to mention the next batter's...
**[10:21] (Flashback) An**
Batting first, third baseman, Todoroki-kun.
**[10:26] (Flashback) C1**
Here comes the crazy slugger!
**[10:28] (Flashback) C2**
Show us a big one!
**[10:30] R2**
*What will Seido do now?*
**[10:35] R2**
*Will they be persistent about the relay,*
**[10:38] R2**
* and switch out Sawamura-kun,*
* who's on a roll?*
**[10:41] R2**
*Or will they...*
**[10:48] (Flashback) C4**
Todoroki!
**[10:49] (Flashback) C2**
Show us a big one!
**[10:52] R2**
*Will they switch him out?*
**[10:54] R2**
*Or keep him in?*
**[10:58] R2**
*A m-messenger?*
**[11:04] (Flashback) Sa**
That's it?
**[11:05] (Flashback) Ha**
Yeah, that's it.
**[11:07] (Flashback) YC**
If we could take out
the reliever as he walked on,
**[11:08] (Flashback) YC**
we could've finished them off.
**[11:12] YC**
* Don't lose to the same*
* pitcher twice, Raichi.*
**[11:16] (Flashback) Um**
Play!
**[11:18] Ka**
*I'm going...*
**[11:21] Ka**
*...with Sawamura this inning.*
**[11:25] Sa**
*For the first time...*
**[11:27] Sa**
*...that man...*
**[11:29] Sa**
*The coach is putting his faith in me.*
**[11:34] Sa**
*I can't fail him.*
**[11:38] Ra**
*Show me that pitch.*
**[11:39] Ra**
*I'll blow it away!*
**[11:55] Mi**
*Yes!*
**[12:05] (Flashback) Sa**
Yes!
**[12:08] Fu**
*Good thing I stayed back.*
**[12:19] (Flashback) C1**
It's gone!
**[12:21] Ra**
*His pitch is hard to time,*
**[12:24] Ra**
*but it's not fast or anything.*
**[12:27] Ra**
* That Furuya guy's pitch*
* was much heavier.*
**[12:32] (Flashback) Mi**
Sawamura.
**[12:35] (Flashback) Mi**
Sorry, that was my fault.
**[12:38] (Flashback) Yu**
Don't worry about that one, Sawamura.
**[12:40] (Flashback) Ry**
We're still up by two runs.
**[12:42] (Flashback) Ma**
Keep sending the balls our way.
**[12:50] YC**
*He's lost all his energy.*
**[12:54] (Flashback) Um**
Play!
**[12:56] YC**
*Everyone's kindness hurts, doesn't it?*
**[12:59] YC**
*Can't forget that last hit, can you?*
**[13:04] Mi**
*Don't let it get to you.*
**[13:10] (Flashback) Um**
Ball four!
**[13:17] (Flashback) Ka**
Pitcher change!
**[13:19] (Flashback) Ka**
Kawakami!
**[13:25] [SONG] On-screen**
Yakushi
Seido
**[13:26] Sa**
*I see.*
**[13:29] Sa**
*I couldn't meet...*
**[13:32] Sa**
*...his expectations.*
**[13:37] (Flashback) Ka**
You gained valuable experience.
**[13:38] (Flashback) Ka**
Now, make something of it.
**[13:56] (Flashback) Ha**
A home run!
**[13:57] (Flashback) S1**
We're up by two runs again!
**[14:02] (Flashback) Sa**
Wow! They're really strong.
**[14:08] (Flashback) Sa**
I'll probably cause you
a little more trouble,
**[14:12] (Flashback) Sa**
but forgive me in advance.
**[14:17] (Flashback) Ch**
Yes, he hit a home run,
**[14:18] (Flashback) Ch**
but what's important
is how you handled it.
**[14:26] Sa**
*This...*
**[14:30] Sa**
*...is how an ace pitches.*
***SIGN*** Yakushi Seido
**[14:33] R2**
*Yakushi tried to catch up,*
**[14:35] R2**
* but Kawakami-kun really*
* persevered for Seido.*
**[14:43] Ka**
*I can't let Tanba-san's summer end with...*
**[14:50] Ka**
*...this game!*
**[14:54] R2**
* But the Yakushi batters slowly*
* adjusted to his pitch.*
**[14:59] (Flashback) Sa**
Focus on the batter!
**[15:00] (Flashback) Sa**
Don't worry about the runner!
**[15:03] (Flashback) Sa**
One out at a time!
**[15:05] Sa**
*I'm the one who started this negativity.*
**[15:10] Sa**
* The only thing I can do*
* from the bench is cheer them on.*
**[15:15] (Flashback) Y1**
Runners on first and third!
**[15:17] Sa**
*And now, I'm up?*
**[15:23] (Flashback) Sa**
That's intense.
**[15:25] (Flashback) An**
Seido High School has announced
a change in players.
**[15:29] (Flashback) An**
Replacing the eighth batter
and pitcher, Kawakami-kun...
**[15:35] (Flashback) An**
...is Tanba-kun.
**[15:38] (Flashback) An**
Batting eighth and pitcher, Tanba-kun.
**[15:44] (Flashback) YC**
This is intense.
**[15:46] (Flashback) YC**
You really know how to make things exciting.
**[15:51] (Flashback) YC**
You're the best.
**[15:58] (Flashback) Ta**
Will you entrust me
to carry on your passion?
**[16:04] (Flashback) Ka**
Tanba-san.
**[16:22] Ta**
*I'll just do...*
**[16:25] Ta**
*I'll just do what I can do right now.*
**[16:35] (Flashback) Um**
Strike!
**[16:37] (Flashback) Um**
Batter out!
**[16:46] Mi**
* That was the best pitch you*
* could've given me, Tanba-san.*
**[16:51] Y1**
*It's not over yet.*
**[16:53] Y2**
*We still have another inning.*
**[16:56] Sa**
*We just need to bring him up to bat.*
**[16:59] Sa**
*That's all we need!*
**[17:02] (Flashback) Ka**
Tanba.
**[17:04] (Flashback) Ka**
We're up by three runs.
**[17:07] (Flashback) Ka**
It's in your hands now.
**[17:13] (Flashback) Yu**
Let's go!
**[17:15] (Flashback) SS**
Yeah!
**[17:19] (Flashback) Sa**
Three more outs!
**[17:21] (Flashback) Sa**
Let's stay focused this last inning!
**[17:24] (Flashback) Ha**
Let's focus!
**[17:27] (Flashback) YC**
You guys have faith in Raichi, too, right?
**[17:32] (Flashback) YC**
I haven't even thought
for a second that we'll lose.
**[17:41] Y1**
*We can't let it end.*
**[17:45] Y1**
*I have to get on base.*
**[17:47] Y1**
*No matter what!*
**[18:06] (Flashback) YC**
Dive for it, Ota!
**[18:18] YC**
*Hit it hard, Raichi.*
**[18:20] (Flashback) C1**
Tanba!
**[18:22] (Flashback) C2**
Raichi!
**[18:23] (Flashback) Ma**
Seido!
**[18:24] (Flashback) C3**
Yakushi!
**[18:26] (Flashback) Y1**
Raichi!
**[18:26] (Flashback) SS**
Seido! Seido! Seido!
**[18:27] (Flashback) Y1**
Smash it!
**[18:29] (Flashback) Y3**
Hit it!
**[18:32] (Flashback) Um**
Ball.
**[18:34] (Flashback) Ka**
So close!
**[18:35] (Flashback) S1**
That was fine!
**[18:37] (Flashback) Y1**
Smash it away!
**[18:39] (Flashback) Y1**
Raichi!
**[18:40] (Flashback) Y2**
Eyes on the ball!
**[18:42] (Flashback) Y3**
Swing for it!
**[18:50] Ra**
*I'll get a hit.*
**[18:52] Ra**
*I must!*
**[18:55] Mi**
*He's...*
**[19:01] Mi**
*We still have...*
**[19:03] Mi**
* ...a secret weapon*
* they don't know about.*
**[19:11] (Flashback) Um**
Foul!
**[19:12] (Flashback) Ra**
Hit!
**[19:15] Ra**
*The entire team's depending on me.*
**[19:19] YC**
*Don't tell me that idiot's...*
**[19:22] (Flashback) YC**
Raichi! Don't think!
**[19:25] (Flashback) YC**
Just do your usual thing!
**[19:28] (Flashback) YC**
Enjoy your battle with the pitcher!
**[19:34] Ta**
*I'll end this game right here.*
**[19:46] Ta**
*Right here!*
**[19:49] (Flashback) YY**
Raichi!
**[19:55] Ra**
*It's the same pitch.*
**[19:58] Ra**
*Fastball!*
**[20:01] Ra**
*This time...*
**[20:06] Ra**
*...I'll smash it away!*
**[20:23] YC**
*A forkball?*
**[20:25] YC**
*Where did that come from?*
**[20:31] YC**
*No.*
**[20:32] YC**
*When we were cornered,*
**[20:37] YC**
*the game was already over.*
**[20:40] (Flashback) Um**
Strike! Batter out!
**[20:43] (Flashback) Um**
Game set!
**[20:46] (Flashback) Mi**
Nice pitch, Tanba-san!
**[20:50] (Flashback) Yu**
Nice pitch!
**[20:53] (Flashback) R1**
T-Todoroki-kun struck out.
**[20:57] (Flashback) R1**
But didn't Todoroki-kun's
swing look sluggish this time?
**[21:06] R2**
* He usually looks like he's enjoying*
* the battle against the pitcher.*
**[21:13] R2**
*But this time, in the last inning,*
**[21:17] R2**
*he tried to swing for his team.*
**[21:22] R2**
* A first-year felt everyone's*
* expectations as pressure,*
**[21:27] R2**
*but a third-year turned them into strength.*
**[21:27] [SONG] On-screen**
Yakushi
Seido
**[21:32] (Flashback) R2**
What turned out to be the key
to the final showdown...
**[21:36] (Flashback) R2**
...was the amount of time they had
spent with their teammates.
**[21:41] (Flashback) Um**
Bow!
**[21:42] (Flashback) EE**
Good game!
**[21:49] R2**
* Your high school baseball career*
* is only two-and-a-half years long.*
**[21:56] R2**
*However, even in that small time frame,*
**[22:00] R2**
*people can show incredible growth.*
**[23:35] R1**
Mine-san! Mine-san!
**[23:36] R2**
Hey, don't shout into my ears!
**[23:39] R1**
But we're writing about the super
intense tournament final next!
**[23:44] R2**
I know!
**[23:45] R2**
I hope you have the pictures ready.
**[23:47] R1**
Pictures? Oh, no!
**[23:49] R2**
Come on.
***SIGN*** The Summer Heat Haze
**[23:50] Sa**
Next time on *Ace of the Diamond, Season 2*:
The Summer Heat Haze.
**[23:54] ---**